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New York Times, Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Author:
Adrian Johnson
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
1-Down : "As if!"
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Adrian Johnson

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QXZ} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Johnson. Wednesday freshness: 67%
Adrian Johnson notes:
What a thrill it is to be making my NYT debut today! I'm 21 and a senior International Studies major at Macalester College from ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
When I hit MARIO BROS, I had such anticipation of the fun I'd have talking with Jim Horne, a non-gamer. I spent well over 100 hours ... read more
Jim Horne notes:
Today's puzzle marks Will Shortz's 10,000th daily crossword as New York Times Puzzle Editor. In my blog post, The 10,000 Days of ... read more
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© 2021, The New York Times4/7/21 ( No. 26,083 )
Across
1
Pilgrim who's been to Mecca : HAJJI
6
Show stopper : TVAD
10
What a keto diet is high in : FATS
14
Writer Nin : ANAIS
15
___ Emhoff, stepdaughter of Kamala Harris : ELLA
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Property claim : LIEN
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Small, spiny lizard : HORNEDTOAD
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___ Mountains, dividers of Europe and Asia : URAL
20
Fruit appearing on a Southern license plate : GEORGIAPEACH
22
Mindlessly repeat : ECHO
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Insult, informally : DIS
26
Dried Mexican chili : ANCHO
27
South African plant whose leaves are used for a popular herbal tea : ROOIBOS
29
"All ___ go" : SYSTEMS
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Not sitting well? : ANTSY
32
Occupation for 32-Down : POET
33
Ready to go : SET
34
Video game franchise with characters found at the ends of 17-, 20-, 53- and 58-Across : MARIOBROS
38
Monogram on an expensive handbag, maybe : YSL
41
Zap : NUKE
42
Play again : REAIR
46
Transitional region between biomes : ECOTONE
48
Having good marketing instincts : PRSAVVY
50
Many whiskey-based cocktails : SOURS
51
Leader namechecked in the Beatles' "Revolution" : MAO
52
Singer nicknamed the Prince of Motown : GAYE
53
D.C. mayor first elected in 2014 : MURIELBOWSER
57
Gray ___ : AREA
58
"Clumsy me!" : OOPSYDAISY
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Like fine wines : AGED
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Mental spark : IDEA
64
A giant one rises in Citi Field after every Mets homer : APPLE
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They're prescribed by docs : MEDS
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It may go out on a limb : NEST
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Stiller's comedy partner : MEARA
Down
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"As if!" : HAH
2
What makes God good? : ANO
3
Peanut butter container : JAR
4
Excessive flag-waving and the like : JINGOISM
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"OK, that makes sense" : ISEE
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Game where everything falls into place : TETRIS
7
Some YouTube journals : VLOGS
8
Jai ___ : ALAI
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Common first word for a baby : DADA
10
Well-versed (in) : FLUENT
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Heroes of the sky : AIRACES
12
"I want to learn!" : TEACHME
13
Alec Baldwin, on more than 15 occasions : SNLHOST
18
Dumb bunny : DODO
21
Congregation leaders : PASTORS
22
Period of history : ERA
23
Reason against : CON
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Like freshly brewed coffee : HOT
28
Close way to win : BYANOSE
29
Have a bawl : SOB
30
"___ out!" (ump's call) : YER
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Fittingly, the first three letters of 32-Across : POE
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Sprint ... or see print : RUN
36
Nickname of a 1950s president : IKE
37
Native Caribbean plant whose fruit grows in clusters : SEAGRAPE
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Polite affirmative : YESMAAM
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Source of great trouble : SCOURGE
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"Walk on the Wild Side" singer : LOUREED
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Director DuVernay : AVA
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Columbia or Brown : IVY
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Bread choice : RYE
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Three-tone chords : TRIADS
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Clumsily handles : PAWSAT
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Flushed, as cheeks : ROSY
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Looks down : MOPES
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Cut of pork : LOIN
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Foretell : BODE
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Cheese of the Netherlands : EDAM
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Hip thing to sip : IPA
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35mm camera inits. : SLR
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Vote of support : YEA

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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